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MK Das was asked about the steps the poll panel was taking for smooth conduct of the five-phase elections in the aftermath of the attack of armed insurgents in the state.

P V Chinnathampi (77) and Maniyamma (62) of Edamalakudy hamlet deep inside the Idukki forests are running from pillar to post seeking help after they were ousted from their village.

Officials said the merger of the two UTs, located along the western coast near Gujarat, will be done for better administration and check duplications of various work.

At a meeting attended by government representatives, doctors expressed their anger about the regular visits of government officials on the pretext of inspection and providing relief to patients.

Accused Pratima Banawal (32), a resident of Kotma, to mislead the police, even filed a missing person complaint about her deceased husband Mohit (34), Kotma Sub Divisional Officer of Police K N Prasad said.

The Belt and Road Initiative, a pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping, focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and Europe.

On Thursday, state information technology Minister Mekapati Gowtham Reddy, held a meeting with a delegation of Russia software company NNTC, to discuss the modalities of the project.

Posters warning shopkeepers against opening their shutters as well as public transport operators appeared at several places in the city and elsewhere in the Valley.

The student wing of the Congress, National Students' Union of India (NSUI), filed the plea saying the institution has not done much in the case and the CBI would ensure a fair probe.

The NIA believes that the accused aimed to disturb the law and order situation in Punjab and revive terrorism in the state.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and Union Territory Jammu Kashmir, commenced his submissions before a bench headed by Justice NV Ramana and justified the restrictions imposed in the region.

The surrogacy bill proposes a complete ban on commercial surrogacy but allows altruistic surrogacy, which involves no monetary compensation to the surrogate mother other than medical expenses and insurance coverage.

The NPOP’s 'principal areas of intervention' in financial security, health care and nutrition, shelter, education, welfare, protection of life and property is similar to what is being claimed by the Ministry in the new policy.

The 24-year-old woman was employed with a software firm for the last two years and went into depression after finding out that she was among the employees who were being considered for termination.

Female commuters earlier used to form 33 per cent of the daily ridership in public buses, it said, adding that in 22 days since the implementation of the scheme, the ridership of women passengers has jumped to around 44 per cent.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of these decisions, including several proposed bills, after a meeting of the Union Cabinet as the Parliament sits for its winter session.